Fine Gael has said it is "disappointed" by the behaviour of some parties which have used its latest election video, posted by Leo Varadkar, on social media.
The video is entitled "Will you go into government with Sinn Féin?" and features a series of senior Fine Gael frontbench members saying "No".
I will never go into government with Sinn Féin. I asked my team if they would and they answered unequivocally.
— Leo Varadkar (@LeoVaradkar) February 1, 2020
Micheál Martin cannot say the same about his front bench. pic.twitter.com/zEoKqpIgQO
However, the Labour Party re-posted the video and changed the question to: "Will Fine Gael stop wasting public money, build homes and fix health?"
Will Fine Gael stop wasting public money, build homes and fix health? #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/S9jYOnDVM8
— The Labour Party (@labour) February 1, 2020
A Green Party councillor and general election candidate, Peter Kavanagh, also reposted the video and changed the question to: "Voters: Any chance of a bit of climate action there, lads?"
Voters: Any chance of a bit of climate action there, lads?
— Cllr. Peter Kavanagh (@TheKavOfficial) February 1, 2020
Fine Gael: pic.twitter.com/ydLcG48hw0
A Fine Gael spokesman said: "We are disappointed with this behaviour. We note that while Fine Gael is the only party that can be trusted not to enter a Sinn Féin coalition, Labour have been flip-flopping on the issue all week."
However, a Labour spokesman said: "Fine Gael's complaints now are a bit hypocritical when they're running the most negative campaign in modern Irish history. It's a bit of craic on Twitter of a Saturday."
Among those on the video are Paschal Donohoe, Simon Coveney, Simon Harris, Michael Ring, Regina Doherty, Michael Creed, Eoghan Murphy, Richard Bruton and Josepha Madigan.
